woollen kits - four girls

not only are the WOOLLEN KITS no slouches, but they're writing some of the best jangle pop tunes i've heard in quite some time.......

so if you didn't pick up or hear their s/t debut from last january on RIP SOCIETY, now is the time to introduce yourself to the WOOLLEN KITS....and their new banging lp FOUR GIRLS out now on TROUBLE IN MIND......

WOOLLEN KITS effortless concoct a blend of noisy lo-fi jangle pop that's both sugary sweet and rough around the edges in just the right proportion.   indie rock hasn't sounded this exciting since the mid 80s, when there were no rules.....  think THE CLEAN, MODERN LOVERS and BEAT HAPPENING all on one mixtape and you'll get what WOOLLEN KITS are aiming for on their new lp FOUR GIRLS....and you gotta love a band that boils rock music down to its core, both sonically and lyrically.  i mean aren't most songs about girls?  and FOUR GIRLS gives us, guess what, four anthemic songs about GIRLS.....what could be better......?

especially when its through the lens of their rollicking frenzied indie rock that's part K Records shamble, part noisy jangle of FLYING NUN's kiwi pop and a whole lotta garage beat...  Woollen Kits keep the spirit of guitar rock alive, outta the dusty dollar bins of neglected records stores and back into the spotlight.......  the kids need earnest catchy noisy rock n roll songs like this....... after all it's not like we can still go to a TELEVISION PERSONALITIES, VASELINES or HALO BENDERS show every time we need a fix like this.........

ANOTHER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED LP FROM TROUBLE IN MIND? 
YES! 
ANOTHER AWESOME AUSTRALIAN BAND YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT NOW?
YES! 
ANOTHER CONTENDER FOR YOUR YEAR END BEST OF LIST? 
YES!
ANOTHER LP FULL OF FUTURE MIXTAPE ROCKERS?
WHY YES!

DUDE FORGET YOUR XMAS SHOPPING LIST, JUST BUY EVERYONE A COPY OF WOOLLEN KITS' FOUR GIRLS AND CALL IT A DAY............!!!!

LISTEN TO SOME CHOICE CUTS OFF FOUR GIRLS BELOW........
   and hit up TROUBLE IN MIND for yer copy now........






AND WATCH WOOLLEN KITS LIVE BELOW.....
   (it's their whole set from a show earlier this year in seattle......)

up and comers - the woollen kits

THE WOOLLEN KITS are a head on musical collision between FLYING NUN and K RECORDS, or more specifically THE CLEAN meeting BEAT HAPPENING.......

much better than some of the amateurish indie pop that gets overly hyped in this fast fast interweb world we live in....

....these guys play with the same melodic zeal that THE MODERN LOVERS or THE TELEVISION PERSONALITIES did.....yet with a bit more garage rock vibe.......   

the woollen kits are yet another awesome australian band you need to watch out for.......

and they're touring the US very very soon........


check the dates below and 
listen to some WOOLLEN KITS even further below that......  


these guys might be yer new favorite band......


so go buy their new s/t lp OUT NOW 
on RIP SOCIETY RECORDS.........

WOOLLEN KITS USA TOUR 2012 LOS ANGELES: Thurs 26th Jan at Permanent Records (afternoon)  FRESNO: Fri 27th Jan at Audie's Olympic OAKLAND: Sat 28th Jan at ??  SAN FRANCISCO: Sun 29th Jan at Knockout w/ BLASTED CANYONS  SACRAMENTO:  Tues 31st Jan at Bows And Arrows PORTLAND: Thurs 2nd Feb at ?? SEATTLE: Fri 3rd Feb at Josephine MINNEAPOLIS: Mon 6th Feb at Memory Lanes w/ REAL NUMBERS  MILWAUKEE: Tues 7th Feb at Quarters Rock N Roll Palace  CHICAGO:     Wed 8th Feb at Permanent (afternoon)     Wed 8th Feb at Crown Tap Room w/ SLUSHY DETROIT: Thurs 9th Feb at PJs Lager House  CLEVELAND: Fri 10th Feb at Now That's Class Basement w/ PUFFY AREOLAS BALTIMORE: Sat 11th Feb at Copy Cat Building w/ PINK EYES PHILADELPHIA: Sun 12th Feb at Little Bar BROOKLYN: Thurs 16th Feb at Death By Audio w/ HOME BLITZ  NEW HAVEN: Fri 17th Feb at Cafe Nine w/ MEDICATION BOSTON: Sat 18th Feb at Plough N Stars w/CUFFS, HEADBAND listen and/or download their MATHS / OUT OF TOWN 7 inch below.......

stream some WOOLLEN KITS via RIP SOCIETY RECORDS.....



click here to grab and/or listen a live bootleg
from a show in Melbourne.......

and watch the WOOLLEN KITS rock out below......

dead farmers - go home

to continue on with my love for the australian scene, i gotta let you know about the DEAD FARMERS.... ...stooges / mc5 / blue cheer influenced heavy riffing garage rock....this is loud fun fuzzed out rock n roll....... i can't get enough of it.........  reminds me of the night beats, brimstone howl, mudhoney and the cosmonauts........ a good cross between heavy psych and garage rock....with a bit of early black sabbath and cactus thrown in for good measure.......

highly recommended.......  

DEAD FARMERS have one single on AARGHT and a one record on RIP SOCIETY, with a new 7 inch on the way....... their releases are hard to come by, but well fucking worth it.....

click here to grab their lp GO HOME

and see the DEAD FARMERS on tour.....


Wed 26 October // Milwaukee @ Quarters Rock N' Roll Palace w/ PLANETS
Thurs 27 October // Chicago @ Permanent Records
Thurs 27 October // Chicago @ The Burlington w/ HOLLOWS
Fri 28 October // Cleveland @ The 71st Door w/ HOMOSTUPIDS, THE WOOLY BULLIES 
Sat 29 October // New York @ Shea Stadium w/ THE MEN, POPULATION 1280 + SEX CHURCH
Sun 30 October // Philadelphia @ Little Bar w/ BITTER AMERICAN + WHITE GIRLS
Wed 2 November // Charlotte @ Lunchbox Records w/ JOINT DAMAGE
Thurs 3 November // Atlanta @ 529 w/ CRYSTAL ANTLERS, GG KING + HOLLOW STARS
Fri 4 November // Nashville @ House w/ TTOTALS, HANS CONDOR + SLOW WALKER
Sat 5 November // Memphis @ Poplar Lounge w/ TRUE SONS OF THUNDER + SEX CHURCH


and watch below........

royal headache - s/t lp

maybe i'm fixated on the australia garage/punk scene right now, but everyday i hear about some new awesome band from there.....and HOLY SHIT all these bands are touring their way through chicago to GONER FEST......  KITCHENS FLOOR, STRAIGHT ARROWS, DEAF WISH and ROYAL HEADACHE.....

ROYAL HEADACHE just released their debut full length on RIP SOCIETY records and it just might be one of the most catchy soulful garage punk lps i've heard since the Dirtbombs released Ultraglide in Black......

parts 60s soul, 80s college rock/post punk and lots of garage jangle and punk chaos......ROYAL HEADACHE sounds like MISSION OF BURMA, the REPLACEMENTS, JAY REATARD, the THERMALS and the BUZZCOCKS all rolled in to one fun band...........   highly recommended!



click here to grab the s/t ROYAL HEADACHE lp

see them on tour...........

Thu Sept 8th NYC @ Death By Audio Brooklyn w/ Cheveu (FR) and Family Curse
Sat Sept 10th NYC @ Ding Dong Lounge Manhattan w/ Home Blitz
Sun Sept 11th Baltimore MD @ Golden West* w/ Royal Baths (SF)
Wed Sept 14th Phillidephia PA @ Kung Fu Necktie* w/ Cousin Brian
Thu Sept 15th Cleveland OH @ Now That?s Class* w/ Neighbourhood Brats 
Fri Sept 16th Kalamazoo MI @ Louie?s Trophy House* w/ The Amoebas 
Sat Sept 17th Chicago IL @ The Hideout* w/ Daylight Robbery 
           (PERMANENT RECORDS 5th ANNIVERSARY PARTY)
Sun Sept 18th Minneapolis MN @ Triple Rock Club* w/ Cozy and Juvie
Thu 22nd Sept Memphis TN @ Hi-Tone GONERFEST
Thu 29th Sept Sacramento CA 
Fri 30th Sept Oakland CA 
Sat 1st Oct San Francisco CA @ Hemlock Tavern w/ The Wrong Words and The Paper Bags
Sun 2nd Oct Los Angeles CA @ Permanent Records
       * dates with Bed Wettin' Bad Boys (also from AUSTRALIA and awesome)

and watch em live below.....